Pail



July 24, 1956 M. T. KENNEDY, JR

PAIL

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21 Mer/ff PAIL Merritt T. Kennedy, Jr., Fort Washington, N. Y.

Application December 31, 1953, Serial No. 461,550

3 Claims. (Cl. 15G-51) This invention relates to an improved structureof pail wherein there is a corrosion resistant pliable element and aframework which forms part of and strengthens the complete structure.

More in particular, the invention pertains to an improved pail having astrength frame for firmly receiving and holding a semi-flexiblecontainer which is easily mounted and is replaceable in the frame, andwhich con,` tainer has the characteristics of not being subject tocorrosion by different acids.

The invention herein pertains to an improved structure of pail which hasa demountable frame part and a container part, all of which may bequickly and easily assembled. The corrosion resistant container portionmay be replaced as desired.

The invention also has to do with an improved semieXible body portion orcontainer for receiving and carrying substances that normally corrodeother pail structures, and relates to a reinforcing and supportingdemountable frame which is constructed to support the semi-exiblecontainer in position, full or empty, and to absorb stresses and strainsand to be used to bump the pail to empty it without damaging thesemi-flexible container part thereof. v

The invention herein further pertains to the production of an improvedpail, which has its main containing body portion or part of asemi-flexible composition of material which is corrosion-resistant, andwhich has a frame for supporting and carrying said body portion orcontainer, the frame being designed to support the semiexible containerin a manner to allow heavy usage and provide mechanical protection atdefinite places of the container so that the pail as assembled willwithstand great stresses and strains without splitting or leaking.

In various uses of pails that are made for general purposes, strengthand non-leaking characteristice are of the first order. In other pailscorrosion-resistant and nonbreakable characteristics under general usebecome important. In other pails it becomes desirable to replace partsthat have become worn or broken. The improved pail herein meets all ofthese required characteristics, and it makes little difference whetherthis improved pail is used for carrying water, ice, foods, acids, ormuck or other undesirable material.

This pail is constructed to have a replaceable chemical type ofcontainer and a demountable frame that absorbs the carrying strains;that protects the top edge or circumference of the container so that thepail may be bumped at its top edge without damage; and that hassupporting and protecting side straps that are firmly fastened to thetop of the frame that protects the top of the container while alsoacting to support the container in place and to protect at least some ofthe sides of the container.

Other features and objects of the invention will be particularly notedin the following detailed descriptions and drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved pail;

` atent 2,755,838 Patented July 24, 1956 Fig. 2 is a sectional view inpart taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l showing a modified form;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing agroove in the top rim of the frame for receiving the top edge of thecontainer portion of the pail;

Fig. 4 is a modified form of the pail, partly in section, showing abottom supporting rim for the container part of the pail;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the complete pail taken on the line 5-5 ofFig. 4 with the upper part of the pail as partly shown in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view in part taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

It has long been desirable to provide an improved pail which iscorrosion resistant and part of which is exible, or semi-flexible, andto provide a complete unit of good strength that withstands stresses,strains, and the like, and which pail is capable of being disassembledand new parts inserted. Inaddition, it has been desirable to provide alight weight corrosion resistant pail that may be used for many purposesand especially for purposes which involve receiving Water, ice, foods,acids of all kinds, or other materials which are desired to be movedfrom one place to another. Also, it has been desirable to provide acontainer part of the pail ofpa material which is flexible orsemi-flexible but which many ofthe acids or conveyed materials will notstick to any great extent, if at all. Also, it has been desired toprovide a readily demountable pail. y

In providing such an improved pail meeting the requirements hereinnoted, there is provided a container portion or part 15 as noted in Fig.l of the drawings for receiving and carrying materials, and ademountable frame preferably consisting of a rim 16 and one form of asupporting frame 1'7, and a bail handle 18. In further reference toFigs. l and 2, the rim 16 is provided with a suitable groove 19 intowhich the top edge 20 of the container 15 is inserted and protected sothat the pail may be bumped considerably at its top to cause thematerial in the pail to be expelled.

Any suitable means may be employed for holding this semiaflexiblecorrosion resistant container 15 within the rim 16. in Fig. l apreferred support or strap form of frame 17 is shown. In Figs. 4, 5 and6 a modified form of support on the bottom of the container 15 is shownin the form of a lower rim 21 in engagement with the cutoff supports 17.This lower rim 21 is preferably circular with right angles having aninner web or flange 22 and an upright web or flange 23. This rim 21 alsogives a firm support to the bottom of the container 15.

In this modified form of supporting frame for the container 15 thesupports 17 engage the upright flange 23 as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6,and in this instance the upright flange 23 has a channel 25 formedtherein and the lower end of the straps 17 are cut down in thickness inorder to enter the channel 25 and thus allow the screws 26 to fasten thesupports 17 to the lower rim 21. It will be understood that, if desired,the channel 25 may be formed in the upright flange 23 sufliciently deepto receive a full width of one of the supports 17, the main objectivebeing to provide a smooth exterior at the junction point of supports 17and the lower rim 21.

While the groove 19 shown in the rim 16 provides an outside edge 27, itwill be understood that this edge may be eliminated, if desired, andthat the rim 16 shall cover the top edge 20 of the corrosion resistantcontainer 15 in any suitable manner.

For the purpose of easily supporting the pail and providing a handlebail 18, it is preferred to extend the supports 17 upwardly to provideextensions 28 and to have the bail 18 fastened therein in any suitablemanner. In

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this particular construction it is desired to have a smooth exterior sothat as the pail is raised there will be a guide by the curvature of thebail 18 and there Will be a smooth exterior of the pail so that the bail18 and the supports 17 may act as the exterior guides and the ends 29 ofthe bail are curved inwardly and turned up so as to keep the bail fromdisassembling from the supports 17.

From the foregoing general and detailed description it will be notedthat there is provided an improved pail in which a semi-flexible,corrosion-resistant containing portion or part 15 will receive thematerial to be carried and that the demountable frame receives thecontainer part in a manner that prevents injury thereto, and is firmlyheld in position in the supporting frame. It will also be noted that thesupporting frame may be demounted by removing some of the screws andspringing the supports 17 thereby allowing the upper rim to be moved andthe container to be removed and replaced. The top rim is then loweredover the top edge of the container and the supports sprung back intoposition and fastened.

It Will be further noted that this container is of light Weight and ofnon-corrosive material such as aluminum for the frame and polyethylenefor the material of which the exible or semi-exible non-corrosivecontainer is made.

It will be understood that various modifications and changes may be madein the preferred form of the invention herein, and such modificationsand changes are to be understood as part of this invention, as outlinedin the following claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A pail comprising a semi-ilexible corrosion-resistant container, anda demountable frame of mechanical strength for receiving said containertherein, said frame comprising an upper rim having a groove therein forreceiving and protecting the upper edge of said container, supportsengaging said rim and extending downwardly, a lower rim engaging thebottom of said container and receiving said supports, said supportsbeing substantially opposite each other, fastening means for holdingsaid rim and said supports and said lower rim together and formaintaining the top edge of said container within said groove, saidsupports having portions extending above said upper rim, and a handlebail engaging said extensions of said sup porting strap and having thefree ends of said bail turned inwardly thereby to have a smooth exteriorof said demountable frame.

2. An improved pail comprising an acid resistant semiexible container, arim of corrosion-resistant material having a groove therein forreceiving the top edge of said container, supports of acid resistantmaterial engaging said rim and extending to the bottom of said containerfor supporting the same, a lower rirn engaging the bottom of saidcontainer and for receiving said supports and an acid resistant bail forengaging the top of said supporting strap.

3. As an article of manufacture, a non-corrosive pail comprising severalelements assembled to have a smooth exterior, the combination of apolyethylene plastic container, a rim having a channel in one edge forfitting over the top edge of said container, a lower rim for receivingthe bottom of said container, supports extending from said lower rim toengage with said upper rim and to extend beyond said upper rim forreceiving the pail bail, said lower rim being indented a depth equal tothe thickness of said supports to receive said supports and to provide asmooth exterior of said lower rim, said upper rim being indented thethickness of said supports for receiving said supports and maintaining asmooth annular exterior of said upper rim, means for fastening saidsupports to said lower rim and to said upper rim, said bail having itsends inserted through said supports from the outside thereof to theinterior thereof thereby providing an exterior to give smooth exteriorsurfaces. I

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